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'Too wet, too rainy': How climate change could end ski business for many СÀ¶ÊÓƵ resorts

'Too wet, too rainy': How climate change could end ski business for many СÀ¶ÊÓƵ resorts

Fifteen thousand years ago, the mountains of Vancouver's North Shore emerged from an ice shelf. Now, some climate scientists say the winter legacy of СÀ¶ÊÓƵ's coastal mountains is on the brink of collapse.
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ doctors can now prescribe a year-long pass to Canada's national parks

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ doctors can now prescribe a year-long pass to Canada's national parks

Parks Canada says it's backing a nature prescription program in СÀ¶ÊÓƵ, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Manitoba so doctors and nurses can prescribe a Parks Canada Discovery Pass to patients suffering mental and physical health problems.
How climate change could threaten the Winter Olympics

How climate change could threaten the Winter Olympics

Under a high-emission scenario, only one of the previous 21 Winter Olympic host cities will be able to offer a safe and reliable games by the 2080s
Six tips to keep hummingbirds alive during a cold snap

Six tips to keep hummingbirds alive during a cold snap

'Who would have believed we'd ever be counting hummingbirds in the wintertime?'
Atmospheric river ranking system won't be ready for 'some years,' says Environment Canada

Atmospheric river ranking system won't be ready for 'some years,' says Environment Canada

After initially telling the СÀ¶ÊÓƵ government an atmospheric river ranking system would be released by January 2022, Environment Canada is walking those comments back.
Does СÀ¶ÊÓƵ need rapid response teams to prevent wildfire-driven floods?

Does СÀ¶ÊÓƵ need rapid response teams to prevent wildfire-driven floods?

The U.S. Wildfire Service has had a rapid response team to help warn people of impending landslides and flash flooding for years. After the worst floods in living memory, some say it's time for СÀ¶ÊÓƵ to get a team of its own.
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ doctor clinically diagnoses patient as suffering from 'climate change'

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ doctor clinically diagnoses patient as suffering from 'climate change'

The head of a Nelson, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ, emergency department says it's time doctors start looking at the underlying cause of medical conditions triggered by smoke and heat
Disaster app helps СÀ¶ÊÓƵ communities plan for climate fallout

Disaster app helps СÀ¶ÊÓƵ communities plan for climate fallout

Seven Vancouver Island communities will act as a testing ground for an app that helps families design their own plan to survive disasters — from flooding and prolonged power outages to wildfires and earthquakes.
'Climate refugees' urgently need legal protection: report

'Climate refugees' urgently need legal protection: report

Report calls for the creation of a new international legal regime that protects so-called 'climate refugees.'
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians are buying homes in high-risk flood zones: report

Hundreds of thousands of Canadians are buying homes in high-risk flood zones: report

Rising seas, temperature extremes and increased precipitation threaten to cost Canadians billions of dollars. A new study lays out a path to protect communities, roads and the electric grid before costs spiral out of control.
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